Year 2

HIGHLIGHTS

Year 2

What a fantastic year! It feels like we have just got started and yet it is the end of the year already! The children have had a brilliant year and we are so excited for them to begin their Prep journey next year.

Year 2 hit the ground running in the Michaelmas term with some exciting events, including exploring our local environment in our first IPC topic, ‘Our World’. In the Woodland Classroom, we cared for local birdlife by designing and making colourful and inviting feeders which we hung in the trees for the birds to nibble on during the long winter months. Back in the classroom, we got stuck into poetry in English which quickly became a highlight each half term as we got to delve into a new poem. The children explored aspects of their personalities by asking questions similar to Shel Silverstein’s ‘Zebra Question’, such as ‘Am I good with bad parts, or bad with good parts’ … how deep! The term was capped off by a magnificent performance by all the children in the Nativity. They worked so hard to learn their lines, sing the songs, join in the actions, and put their acting skills to great use! They should all feel super proud of themselves. After a well-deserved rest over the Christmas break, Year 2 started the Lent term by heading out on a trip to The Golden Hinde as the entry point of our IPC topic ‘People of the Past’. We learned all about life on board the ship; no visit is complete without going to everyone’s favourite deck …the poop deck! As part of another brilliant IPC topic, ‘What’s It Made Of?’, we invited Fizz Pop Science to our school to teach us all about different materials and their properties. In this topic, the children loved making fake snow to sprinkle everywhere and a gooey slime that stuck to their fingers! We continued to enjoy our Woodland Classroom lessons, despite the weather, and used the natural materials to create animal portraits. Can you guess the animal in the photograph? Trinity term was jam-packed! We visited The Royal Observatory at Greenwich and really enjoyed learning about the different planets in the Planetarium and the history of time in the Observatory. One of the highlights of the year was being able to welcome parents back into our school to watch our assemblies. The children not only showcased their excellent IPC and Poetry work, but it was also a great opportunity to have a good old singsong too! Taking advantage of the improving weather, we took our maths lessons outdoors, making mazes for directional language. Back inside, we made cookies as part of our weighing and measuring lesson and even got to eat our work. Yum! The year was capped off with our wonderful residential on the school field. Our activities included setting up camp, roasting marshmallows, firing arrows, building a fire and a mug of hot chocolate was a perfect way to say goodbye to a brilliant year. We can’t believe Year 2 is over but we are already looking forward to what Year 3 holds in store!